upper and lower ball joints

[84CUCV]

looks pretty simple. need to do on my fathers c30 and dodge 1 ton van. question is should i do anything else while its apart? anything else that would make this go smother would be great.

thanks

 

[Disciples Performance]

well once the old ones are pressed out maybe just clean the hole in the a-arm where the ball joint seats and clean any crap thats built up in the spring cup in the lower control arm jsut makes it nicer to work with

 

[4X4HIGH]

Be very careful, lots of Dodge vehicles use screw in ball joints that take a special socket. If you press out the old ball joint and it turned out to be a screw in type then the A frame will be ruined and need to be replaced. Here is what the special socket looks like.

Here is a link to the Snap-on website for Dodge trucks and vans. http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...&group_ID=1630&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

Forgot to add, anti-seize is your best friend when installing these types of ball joints. Cleanliness of the threads before and after is a MUST.

 

[84CUCV]

ok thanks. didnt know i needed a special socket.